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Jharkhand Minister inaugurates cafe, dedicating it to "symbol of hard work, skills, self-reliance of rural women"
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- LGD code
- 348013
- Pincode
- 822111
- Post office
- Barwadih
- Population
- 90
- Households
- 22
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1143 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 55
- Distance to district centre
- 103 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 109 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 134 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 454 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kechki · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Mahendra Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Polpol compares
By population, Polpol ranks #66 of 77 villages in Bhandaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
+2.4% vs mandal average
- Polpol
- 48.9%
- Bhandaria mandal
- 46.5%
- Garhwa district
- 49.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
+171 vs mandal average
- Polpol
- 1,143
- Bhandaria mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Polpol
- 4.1
- Bhandaria mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Polpol at a glance
Polpol is a village of 90 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Bhandaria block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, the 66th-largest of 77 villages in Bhandaria block. Literacy is 49%, 2 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. It lies 103 km from the Garhwa district centre, 49 km from Okhargara, the nearest town, 6 km from Kechki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 822111, served by Barwadih post office; the LGD village code is 348013. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Mahendra Clinic, 7 km away. The village votes in Hazaribagh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Prasad. The population is estimated at 106 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Polpol
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MADGARI (CHA)
- Total area (ha)
- 468.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Polpol
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Polpol
- LGD code
- 348013
- Pincode
- 822111
- Post office
- Barwadih
- Population (Census 2011)
- 90
- Population (projected 2026)
- 106
- Households
- 22
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1143
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.97000°N, 84.18600°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Bhandaria
- Nearest railway station
- McCluskieganj (84.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Polpol
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi134 kmcapital
- Kolkata454 km
- Delhi866 km
- Hyderabad942 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKechki6 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Mahendra Clinic7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India12 km
- CollegeGanesh Lal Aggrawal College13 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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